Oklahoma's Tanner Groves Named a Senior CLASS Award Finalist

The Sooner senior was one of 10 players across the country named a finalist for the award.

Ryan Chapman | Feb 10, 2022

Oklahoma’s Tanner Groves could soon be adding some very prestigious hardware to his trophy cabinet.

The Spokane, WA, product has been named a finalist for the 2021-22 Senior CLASS Award, the organization announced on Thursday.

The award honors outstanding performance by collegiate athletes in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition.

Division I seniors or graduate students are eligible, and a selection committee selected the finalists from a 30-man list which was announced earlier this season.

This season, Groves has started in 23 games for Porter Moser’s Sooners, averaging 12.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per contest.

After transferring into Oklahoma form Eastern Washington last year where he was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year, Groves has earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors twice this season.

Alongside Groves, finalists for the award in close Colorado’s Evan Battey, Wisconsin’s Brad Davison, Illinois’ Trent Frazier, Richmond’s Jacob Gilyard, Stephen F. Austin’s Gavin Kensmil, Miami’s Kameron McGusty, Wagner’s Alex Morales, Purdue’s Sasha Stefanovic and Loyola Chicago’s Lucas Williamson.

The winner will be selected by a combination of a fan vote which will take place on the Senior CLASS Award website between now and March 21, and votes from members of the media and Division I head coaches. Groves and the other finalists will find out the winner during the 2022 Final Four.

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Published Feb 10, 2022

RYAN CHAPMAN

Ryan is deputy editor at AllSooners and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City. Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more. Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com. Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK.